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Chapter 261: Who is More Like a Member of the Uzumaki Clan
🕑 Added 2025-09-09 12:37:45 +0000 UTCChapter 261: Who is More Like a Member of the Uzumaki Clan
"Huh? How is that possible? I'm the Fourth Hokage's son?" Naruto Uzumaki pointed to his own nose, then curiously scratched his head. "And the Pervy Sage and Granny Tsunade's grandson?"
"The last part isn't true!" Tsunade snapped irritably, then covered her forehead helplessly. "You are only the son of that little brat Minato Namikaze…"
"I see…"
Naruto held his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his hands and laughed loudly. "Hahaha, I always thought I didn't have a mom and dad!"
"…Idiot, everyone has a mom and dad! That's common sense!"
Tsunade flicked the little blond boy's forehead, then rubbed it with some guilt. "Naruto, if you want to cry, just go outside and cry for a while…"
The person in question, Naruto Uzumaki: "…"
The onlooker, Jiraiya: "…"
The onlooker, Shizune: "…"
"I won't!"
The little blond kid suddenly opened his mouth wide and made a face, then his expression gradually fell. "Granny Tsunade, they're already dead, right?"
"Yes…"
"I see. Looks like I won't be scolded to death by Uncle Fugaku like Sasuke is…" As Naruto spoke, he suddenly stopped, gritting his teeth and lowering his head.
Jiraiya slapped his own head. "When a little kid like this cries, it's really troublesome! That bastard Minato!"
They were accustomed to the partings of life and death. The three people present had all, more or less, experienced what Naruto was feeling… With three Great Ninja Wars breaking out over the decades, the one thing that was never in short supply was the dead.
After learning his parents' identities, Naruto had many more questions he wanted to ask, but he was overwhelmed with emotion and ended up crying himself to sleep in the hospital…
The next day, on the way to school.
Karin went to the Ninja Academy with Naruto. Although Naruto didn't have their clan's unique red hair, she had learned from Tsunade that this little brat who always got beaten up alongside Sasuke was, after all, a descendant of the same clan…
I'll be a little gentler with him from now on.
As long as his mouth wasn't as flippant as before.
"Lady Tsunade said that starting from tomorrow, you have to learn our Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu with me…" Karin glanced at the conspicuous yellow hair on Naruto's head and frowned.
Naruto subconsciously nodded, still not quite getting it. He said in a small voice, "Are we really from the same clan?"
"Yes, we are both descendants of the ninjas of Uzushiogakure in the Land of Whirlpools…" An idea suddenly came to Karin. "So from now on, you are not allowed to play with Sasuke. When I argue and fight with him, you have to stand on my side…"
Naruto's attitude was firm. He shook his head vigorously. "…Absolutely not! I'd rather not learn those sealing jutsu of yours!"
"Men, not a single good one among them!"
Karin glanced at him contemptuously, but did not make a move. "As for learning the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu, this matter is not for you to decide…"
The matter of having Karin and Naruto learn the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu together was proposed by Tsunade. It was a good opportunity to put pressure on Jiraiya and force the old man to be unable to leave Konoha.
As for Jiraiya's mention that Naruto had no talent for learning sealing jutsu, it was naturally overruled by Tsunade.
"Hey, Karin, do you hate Sasuke that much?" Naruto stopped in his tracks and explained to his clanswoman, "Actually, Sasuke is a really good person. Although he's always stubborn, has a sour face, and isn't in a very good mood…"
"…Don't you think that guy Sasuke really needs someone to help him recognize himself?"
The red-haired girl adjusted her glasses, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes. "He has a brother like Lord Itachi and such a perfect family, yet he's unwilling to work hard…"
"Sasuke already works very hard!" Naruto said with some confusion. "And if you talk like that, won't Big Brother Itachi hate you?"
"He won't."
The red-haired girl glanced at him and said in a low voice, "I understand Lord Itachi very well, more than any of you. He will protect the weak who become his burden, but he doesn't need anything of value in return from those weaklings…"
On the day the great incident of the Hidden Grass Village's destruction occurred.
That dango-sized Tailed Beast Bomb had fallen from the sky. It was an attack that did not distinguish between friend and foe…
Even Jiraiya and the others, who had been prepared, were injured by the shockwave of the explosion. Only Karin was fine…
When Karin had proposed that her blood could heal their injuries, it had been vetoed by a single sentence from Itachi Uchiha, who had also strictly warned her not to leak this matter.
In reality, this was useless…
Because Danzo, who had been responsible for suppressing the Hidden Grass Village before, had once obtained intelligence on Karin's mother. Although he had not succeeded at the time, Danzo had kept the matter in mind…
When they were returning to Konoha with the little red-haired girl Karin, Root had dispatched many ninjas to intercept them using various methods. Of course, they had all been dealt with on the way by Itachi Uchiha and the crow on his shoulder.
Later, they arrived at Konoha.
Because Jiraiya and Tsunade were actually not very good at raising children, Itachi had originally wanted to take Karin home…
However, at the gate of Konoha, a spoiled little black-haired boy had told her to get lost and not to come near his older brother…
The little girl was helpless, like a floating duckweed…
At that moment, she finally knew the pain of being alone, and the youth who had brought her all this way was the only life-saving straw the red-haired girl could grasp.
With no dignity to speak of, Karin, who had once again lost her family and home, only wanted to prove her own value, to be able to survive.
If someone saved her life, Karin was willing to do anything for that person with all her heart and soul, whether it was light or darkness, even if it was to wantonly take human lives for that person.
To ensure Karin's safety, Itachi could only ask Tsunade to adopt the little girl. Tsunade, who had old ties with the Uzumaki clan, was indeed the most suitable candidate…
"Karin, you won't be able to defeat Sasuke for long. Big Brother Itachi has found him the strongest taijutsu teacher in Konoha!" Naruto suddenly said.
"Hearing you say that just makes me want to beat him up again…" the red-haired girl clenched her fists and said in a low voice. "That little brat, he has completely disgraced Lord Itachi's face. He awakened his Sharingan a few days ago, right?"
"Y-yes…"
Naruto swallowed. The fact that his little companion had awakened his proud Sharingan and still couldn't beat Karin made him a little worried…
"Heh heh… let him hate to his heart's content!"
Karin adjusted the frame of her glasses, a smile on her face that sent a chill down the little blond's spine. "The deeper the hatred, the stronger the Sharingan will become…"
Naruto said irritably, "How could the Sharingan possibly get stronger like that…"
The red-haired girl looked at him, a sneer on her lips. "Idiot…"
The two first-graders argued on their way to school, attracting a lot of attention. Some classmates who already knew Naruto's identity ran over timidly to apologize…
There were also some who still feared his identity as the demon fox and avoided his gaze…
Karin tilted her head with a composed expression, watching Naruto who was flustered as he dealt with his classmates. She said softly, "It seems the identity of the Fourth Hokage's son can't make everyone in the village acknowledge you!"
"I know…"
The little blond kid shook his head and said softly, "This kind of thing was only a little surprising at first. When you think about it carefully, there's nothing to care about…"
"Many people are mistaken. You're actually much stronger than Sasuke…" The red-haired girl glanced at him with some surprise. "That guy only relies on Lord Fugaku and Lord Itachi…"
"Hahahaha, really?"
Naruto's face couldn't help but light up with surprise. His grades and homework were actually much worse than his little companion's! This was the first time someone had praised him like that!
"I take back what I just said." The corner of Karin's mouth twitched. With this guy's IQ, was he really a descendant of the Uzumaki clan?
If the higher-ups of Uzushiogakure were still alive, they would definitely tell Karin that this little blond kid's personality was much more like a member of the Uzumaki clan than hers.
